The Acceleration of Cultural Change: From Ancestors to Algorithms (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

The "Evolution of Culture" book is a groundbreaking exploration of how our society has transformed from one shaped by ancestral knowledge to one dominated by algorithms and digital media.

Author Alex Bentley and Mike O'Brien delve into the fascinating ways in which technology has reshaped human culture, from binge-viewing and texting while driving to learning from social media bots.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the vast and instantaneous transmission of cultural knowledge across the internet, highlighting how long-evolved cultural knowledge is discounted by online algorithms in favor of popularity and recency.

The authors also examine the potential solutions to the problem of information overload, including the use of artificial intelligence to integrate concepts across vast idea spaces of digitally stored information.

This thought-provoking work will challenge your assumptions about the nature of culture and its evolution, making it an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the complex interplay between technology and human society.